Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 11:52 PM
A new sports hall will be built in Pasir Ris by June, 2011. This sports hall will have at least five ‘green’ features, more than the conventional sports hall with only two or three. These ‘green’ features include solar panels to save energy, plant-covered walls to cool the building and a rainwater- harvesting system to trap water that can be used to water plants, just to name a few.
The sports hall will also feature international-standard volleyball courts, swimming pools, tennis courts, a 2000 capacity multi-purpose hall and a dance studio, together with F&B outlets and shops. This sports hall will be a good place for the people in Pasir Ris to relax after a long day’s work.
As talks to fight global-warming carries on in Copenhagen, Singapore does a practical action by building this eco-friendly sports complex as a kick start to Singapore’s commitment to fighting global warming. This sports complex does not only serve as a venue for city dwellers like Singaporeans to exercise and relax, it can also serve as a competition venue for local and international sporting events with its international-sized courts.
As Pasir Ris do not have much facilities for the shopaholics, the shops and retail outlets in this sports complex can also serve as a place for these shopaholics to ‘hunt’, allowing the sports complex to kill three birds with one stone.
With the erection of this new sports complex, residents in Pasir Ris can exercise, relax and shop in an environment that is not harmful to the environment, which is a good start to making Singapore a ‘greener’ city to live in.